Section 65C-42.001 - DefinitionsThe following definitions are to be used in this chapter.
(1) "Adverse action" means any action by the Department, community-based care lead agency, or its contracted service provider that denies, in whole or in part, a young adult's application for Postsecondary Education Services and Support or Aftercare Services, or that discharges a young adult from Postsecondary Education Services and Support or Aftercare Services.(2) "Aftercare Services" means services provided pursuant to Section 409.1451(3), F.S.(3) "Court-approved dependency guardian" means the caregiver for a child placed in out-of-home care pursuant to a custody order entered by the dependency court. The term includes a permanent guardian under Section 39.6221, F.S., and a permanent placement with a fit and willing relative under Section 39.6231, F.S.(4) "Designated Staff" means a case manager or other child welfare professional assigned by the community-based care lead agency or its contracted service provider to work with young adults ages 18 to 23 to handle all matters pursuant to the Postsecondary Education Services and Support and Aftercare Services.(5) "Education and Training Voucher " means the federally funded program, codified in 42 U.S.C. 677, for young adults formerly in foster care that provides monthly stipends to assist in meeting the cost of postsecondary education.(6) "Emergency Situation" means a circumstance or event that impacts the youth and young adult in Postsecondary Education Services and Support's (PESS) and whose resources are insufficient to meet the emergency.(7) "Extended Foster Care" means the program available pursuant to Section 39.6251, F.S.(8) "Fair hearing" means a hearing that is conducted pursuant to the procedural requirements of Rules 65-2.042 through 65-2.069, F.A.C.(9) "Postsecondary Education Services and Support (PESS)" means the program available to young adults who meet the eligibility requirements in Section 409.1451(2), F.S., that provides services and support to assist with postsecondary education.(10) "Road to Independence Program" means the programs described in Section 409.1451, F.S.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 65C-42.001
Rulemaking Authority 39.012, 409.1451(11) FS. Law Implemented 409.1451, 39.6251 FS.
Adopted by Florida Register Volume 41, Number 184, September 22, 2015 effective 10/4/2015, Amended by Florida Register Volume 45, Number 089, May 7, 2019 effective 5/22/2019, Amended by Florida Register Volume 48, Number 245, December 20, 2022 effective 1/3/2023.New 10-4-15, Amended 5-22-19, 1-3-23.